据彭博社1月19日消息：日本液化天然气库存降至7个月低点，原因是天气变冷导致需求增加，而欧洲囤积了这种超冷燃料的出货量。
液化天然气的运输，尤其是从美国项目出口的液化天然气，正从亚洲转向欧洲，以利用更具吸引力的价格。这导致亚洲进口商的供应减少，而现有的货物正以极高的价格出售。
日本经济产业省周三公布的数据显示，1月16日，电力供应较前一周下降6.9%，至200万吨，为5月底以来的最低水平。
过去几周的寒冷降雪天气增加了日本各地的电力需求，帮助消耗了液化天然气库存。在过去四年中，日本的液化天然气库存在去年12月底至今年1月期间平均下降了2%。今年的储存量已经比去年12月底下降了14%。
与此同时，日本公用事业公司一直在观望液化天然气现货市场，因为欧洲一直在以高于该地区的价格吸引出货量。根据彭博社汇编的船舶跟踪数据，截至1月17日的一个月内，日本液化天然气交付量比去年减少了10%。
尽管如此，库存仍远高于167万吨的四年季节性平均水平。虽然日本可能能够避免天然气短缺，尤其是在冬季即将结束之际，但持续的寒冷天气仍可能迫使公用事业公司重返液化天然气现货市场，或减少燃气发电厂的产量。
冯娟 摘译自 彭博社
原文如下
Japan’s LNG Inventories Slump to 7-Month Low on Frigid Weather
Japan’s liquefied natural gas inventories slumped to a seven-month low as colder weather increased demand and Europe hoarded shipments of the super-chilled fuel.
LNG shipments -- particularly those exported from U.S. projects -- are rerouting from Asia to Europe to take advantage of more attractive prices. That’s leaving less supply for Asian importers, and the cargoes that are available are being sold at sky-high rates.
Supply held by power utilities fell 6.9% from the previous week to 2 million tons on Jan. 16, the lowest since the end of May, according to data from Japan’s trade ministry released on Wednesday.
Bouts of cold, snowy weather over the past few weeks have increased power demand across Japan, helping to drain LNG inventories. In the last four years, Japan’s LNG inventories have dropped an average of 2% between the end of December and January. This year’s storage is already down 14% from the end of December.
At the same time, Japan’s utilities have been sitting on the sidelines of the LNG spot market as Europe has been outbidding the region to attract shipments. Japan has received 10% fewer LNG deliveries in the one-month period through Jan. 17 compared to last year, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg
Still, inventories are well above the four-year seasonal average of 1.67 million tons. While Japan will likely be able to avoid a natural gas shortage, especially with the end of winter within sight, a sustained blast of frigid weather may still force utilities to return to the LNG spot market or reduce output from gas-fired power plants.
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